The Towers of Noosa | Noosa Today

By Ron Lane

The increase in visitation to not only our local beaches, but also our beaches around Australia, make it obvious that we in lifesaving, keep abreast of modern technology and rescue procedures.

This year, the Noosa club will celebrate the 21st birthday of a rescue system that is unique in Australia; the Three Tower Concept.

With two towers on Noosa’s Main Beach manned by Lifesavers and Lifeguards and the third, in the mouth of the Noosa River manned by Noosa Coast Guard: this concept, the first of its type to be built on the beaches of Australia, has now paid for itself many times over.

The overall cost of $60,000 fades into insignificant when we consider the lives that have been saved as a result of…